For example If I was using metaphors about a sailor, I could use concrete images of ships, oceans, storms....but not road

or if I was writing about a trucker I could use road, haul, traffic lights.....but not ship

tack, flood and spider's back are harder to connect and pull the listener out of the moment instead of enhancing the here and now, so look for images in the metaphors that tell us more about the character or scene.